21 wanted men, suspects detained in Basra

BASRA / IraqiNews.com: Police forces have arrested 16 wanted and five suspected gunmen during security raids in separate areas of Basra, a police source said on Thursday. “Police forces waged several security operations in separate areas of Basra, where they arrested 16 wanted men and five suspected gunmen,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. “The forces seized one gun and four unlicensed vehicles,” he added. Basra is located 590 km south of Baghdad. SH (P)/SR 1